Multiple pilot controlled metering valve



May 18, 1954 w, T. HEYER ET AL 2,678,800

MULTIPLE PILOT CONTROLLED METER-ING VALVE Filed June 25, 1951 35 /7 .so \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\Y 5) A TTRNEY Patented May 18, 1954 ireo STATES raN'r OFFICE William T. Heyer and Frank Kepka, Altadena, Calif.

Application June 25, 1951, Serial No. 233,452

2 Claims.

This invention relates to hydraulic apparatus and more especially to a metering valve for water systems.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple, practical and eicient device of the character described,

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel type of iiow control valve for hydraulic systems.

An additional object of the invention is to provide novel improvements in a metering valve for permitting and controlling a predetermined Volume of liquid for a specic purpose such as the flush system of toilets.

Other objects and advantages will appear and be brought out more fully in the following specincation, reference being had to the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in sectional elevation of a metering valve embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view similar to Figure 1 showing modified features.

1n the drawing the numeral I0 designates generally a valve body having an inlet II, a discharge outlet l2, a valve chamber I3 and a oat valve chamber It. A valve seat I5 is provided between inlet I! and outlet I2 and a valve I6- is movable vertically in valve chamber I3 and adapted to seat on seat I5. Body I0 is formed with a by-pass passage il leading from the chamber i3, above the valve member I6, to a port I8 opening into the top of the float chamber` I4 and a neat ele-ment i9 is positioned in chamber le and has a threaded recess in the upper portion to receive the threaded stem 2l of a valve element 22 which is adapted to close port I8 when the float is in uppermost position in chamber I4.

The valve body is formed with passage 23 which communicates with discharge outlet I2 and the upper portion of float chamber le and a control port 2d is provided between outlet I2 and the lower portion of chamber i4. The plunger 25 having a port closing valve 2E extends through a packing gland 2l in body I and has an actuating knob 28 externally which seats on a spring 2li-3 by which the plunger 25 and valve 26 are biased to normally close port 24.

ln the operation of the invention a source of uid pressure, such as water, connected to inlet II will ll iioat chamber I4 and valve chamber i3, and float i9 will rise with the liquid level and cause valve 22 to close port I8 of the bi1-pass passage Il and the supply pressure in valve chamber I3 will cause valve I6 to seat on seat I5 and no further discharge flow through outlet I2 will occur, it being understood that there is su'icient clearance between the side wall portion of valve I6 and valve chamber I3 to permit the supply pressure to be effective to force Valve I5 downwardly on seat I5. The size of the passage Il is such with respect to the area above the valve I6, that when the valve 22 is opened the pressure above valve I@ will drop below the pressure acting upon the lower annular area of the valve surrounding the seat l5, whereby to unseat the valve i5 and permit the water to flow out through outlet I2.

In order to actuate the valve, plunger 25 is depressed, which causes port 24 to open, thus permitting the fluid in chamber le to run out through discharge outlet I2 and thereupon float I9 drops causing port i8 to open, which relieves the pressure in valve chamber l 3. The fluid pressure from inlet Il will maintain valve I6 in the position shown in Figure 1 off its seat I5 and a flow of water through the outlet I2 will occur and a portion thereof will enter chamber |13 through passage Il and after a period of time will ll chamber I4 sufficiently to cause oat i9 to rise and close port I8. Thereupon a fluid pressure will develop in chamber I3 and cause valve i6 to seat and close valve seat l5. The operation of the valve as thus described consumes a time period which permits a metered quantity of fluid to pass from the inlet through the outlet I2 and is thus a timing or metering valve. This time period may be adjusted by raising or lowering port valve 22 in its mounting on float i9 as should be clear.

In Figure 3 a modified feature of the invention is shown and in this gure is shown an inlet 30, outlet 3l, Valve seat 32, diaphragm valve 33 having a bleeder passage 3d communicating between inlet 39 and by-pass passage I'I. ln this form of the invention the operation is similar to that of Figure 1, valve 33 being maintained on seat 32 whenever there is a uid back pressure in by-pass passage Il' but being lifted ol seat 32 to permit a uid iiow through outlet 3l Whenever there is no such back pressure as when the oat I9 is below its uppermost position in 'chamber Illand port i8 is open.

out departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

We claim:

1. In a metering valve structure, a hollow body, a discharge duct extending alongside of said body closed at its top end and open at its lower end, an inlet nipple opening laterally into said duct below thevclosed topend thereof, a Valve seat formed within said Aduct approximately in line with the axial center of said inlet nipple, a valve member within said duct above said seat and having a slight clearance with the top end of said discharge duct, said duct-having a passage leading laterally from adjacent its lower open end and communicating with the interior ofsaid body adjacent the upper end of the same,r,said body having a port opening outwardly into the lower end of said passage, a by-pass passage leading from the closed end of said duct above said valve member through the top wall of said body, a valve seatl formed at the center of the top wall of said body andcommunicatingwith said by-pass passage, a oat within said body, a valve element carried on the top side of said oat for cooperation with the lastnamed valve 25 seat, another valve element normally closing said port, and means for actuating said another valve element to port opening and closing positions, said by-pass passage when opened by the unseating of the float carried valve effecting a sucient pressure drop above the rst valve member to allow water pressure below the rst valve member toraise the latter from the first mentioned valve seat.

2. The metering valve structure as defined in -claim l, with the said actuating means comprising a rodlextending through said body in axial alignment 'with said port and having said another valve element on its inner end, an actuatingknobzon'the outer end of said rod, and a spring element cooperative with said knob to maintain the latter valve element normally closed on said port.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,165,913 Shanks Dec. 28, 1915 2,372,729 Molloy Apr. 3, 1945 

